David Decker

David W. "Dave" Decker, age 58 of Melrose, died Saturday, July 23, 2011 at the Melrose Area Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota.

Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 27 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Inurnment will be in the parish cemetery. Military honors were provided by the Melrose Veterans Honor Guard.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and 8 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Parish prayers will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday evening at the funeral home.

David William Decker was born May 26, 1953 in Sauk Centre, Minnesota to Lillian (Mills) Decker. On June 29, 1973 he was united in marriage to Mary Hiltner at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose. Dave worked for the city of Melrose as a waste water operator for 26 years. He loved hunting and fishing. Dave hunted many years near Remer and every April and September would make a trip up to Leech Lake to fish perch. He also enjoyed old cars and adding to his collection of antiques.

He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Decker of Melrose; sons, Mike (Sara) Decker of Melrose and Jonathan Decker of Fargo, North Dakota; mother, Lillian Decker of Melrose; grandson, Jacob Decker; sisters, Nancy (Dr. Jim) Mohs of Melrose and Paulette (Russ) Swanson of Melrose; and his step family.

Dave was preceded in death by his step father, Kermit Decker.